Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-02
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS
w. p. Bocock, attorney general Of Vir
ginia for two terms, died at Lynchburg
aged 80 years.
Il has developed at Jefferson City, Mo.
that the general deficiency bill was never en-
rolled, SO it fails.
Archbishop Lynch of Toronto, has writ
ten an appeal to Lord Randolph Churchill
on behalf of the Irish.
Ten of the Bald Knobbers attempted tc
tannel out of the Springfield, No., Jail, but
we're frustrated by the sheriff.
Dispatches from Mackinaw City report
The ice only foot thick, and predict that
the straits will open by April TO-
Grand lodge of New York have expelled
nine Objectionable characters from Prud-
ence lodge among them being Jere Dunn
and Tom Gould.
Dry goods dealers held q meeting at New
York, to protest against exorbitant freights
established by trunk lines. 1t was deter
mined. if found necessary for relief, to ap-
peal to the interstate commerce commits
doners when appointed.
Mrs. Lizzie Shultz, handsome young
woman of Memphis, Tenn, who tried to
shoot Mrs. N. Cohen, the wife of q promi-
nent hat merchant, because Mrs. Cohen said
m the criminal court and pleading guilty to
the charge Of carrying pistol, was fined
$50 and sentenced to six months in the
Workhouse. When the sentence was pro-
nounced Mrs. Schultz tainted. It is believed
the imprisonment will be suspended. Mrs.
6hultz husband is or was drummer for q
st. Louis house.
Tennyson's jubilee ode to Queen Victoria
has been printed.
John Bordeau was crushed to death by the
cars at St Charles, Mo.
B. @. Williams, one OF the founders of
Owosso, Mich, in 1888, died recently.
George Mann was sentenced at Louisville,
TO the penitentiary for life for murder.
President Cleveland's family and friends
deny that there is any trouble about his
1salth.
William Wundrum, Rock Islard coach
man, has fallen heir to half million dollars
In South America.
The New York board of excise has re-
solved not to elbow any increase in the num-
Der of drinking places IN the city.
Arrangements have been made for the
sale of Beecher's books, engrayings, etch-
ings rugs and bric-a brac, at the rooms of
the American Art association next fall. RSg*
John O. Emo, the leader of the American
colony in Canada, wants to return to New
York. 1t is said all losses have been made
good, and that hi does not owe q dollar. It
cost him $4,000, 900 to Square" himself.
A Chicago man confessed to the police
ho rod md kln& LII
missing for long time, and had sunk him
In the river at certain point. The river
was dragged and totally different body
than the missing one found, which makes
the mystery still more complicated.
A cotton firm at Galveston sold G, 200 bales
IN one invoice for export.
Prince Bismarck has given 100000 marks
TO found a museum at Osnabruck.
John B. Simmons, merchant near Rus |
sellville, KY, was found murdered at his
store. No clew to the murder.
Papers have been issued for the arrest of |
Father Ryan, the Irish priest, vino, like |
Father Keller, refuses to testify.
President Cleveland has summoned the |
members of the interstate commerce COM
mission to Washington for the purpose of |
The police of st. Petersburg have discov-
cred stores of dynamite and apparatus for
the manufacture of bombs in several villas
ut Pargalevos, summer resort in the sub
urbs of the Russian capital.
Larkin Houck. of Decatur, ILL.,, 80 years
Of age, died in bed while the pail bearers
were carrying his wifi 3 remains from the
house to the hearse. The latters funeral
was postponed and the aged couple were
buried together.
A few days ago the Minneapolis Tribune
said in its columns of humor that j. M.
Stewart, an elder in the Presbyterian church
md owner of real estate worth over $1,000
boo, had ''moved his office to his residence
mp town because he was too stingy to pay
rent" Mr.. Stewart considered this direct
nharge of being miser and forthwith
brought suit against Alden j. Blethen and
viii e. Haskell, editors of the paper, for
&c, 600 damages to reputation. MI. Stewart
bad caused to be prinled in the Ne,cs- Letter
during the past three months, several COM
over his signature rejecting
upon the integrity of Mr.. Blethen, and the
latter now brings suit against Mr.. Stewart
Tor goo, 1000, and says that if he wins, he will
donate the sum awarded him to some city
,harity.
Canadians are much displeased with finan-
NAL affair of the government, the already
heavy debt being increased 5000 900 the
asst year.
The business failures during the past
week in the United States numbered 218 and
n Canada Al; total 259.
The government at Panama is preparing
or another revolution.
The treasury department at Washing on
has received 81, 700, 600 more gold than it has
aid out during the past week.
The railroad commissioners of New York
ave presented to the Legislature q re-
bort against the heating of cars by stoves.
The treasury department reports 634 dis
illelies in operation throughout the coun-
rp. Kentucky leading with leg. |!
Maurice Grau, the opera manager, is in
all at Quebec on the complaint of creditors !;
The governor of Virginia has been advised g
~ cable thet the London holders of state {
bonds are to appoint commissioners to pro- t